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A visit to the Old Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Old Ridge Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ridge Cemetery:

43.3500, -82.5872

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.

The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Ridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Ridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Long Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hoppenworth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #754 <5>
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607 <5>
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Carsonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #920 <5>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1666 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huckins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lexington Municipal Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Municipal Cemetery
    • The Lexington Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lexington Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1594730 <5>
  • St. Denis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Denis Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Denis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Denis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lexington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1590 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Steckley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Croswell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Croswell Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell Cemetery
      • The Croswell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Croswell City Cemetery
      • Croswell Village Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988139 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick / Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Croswell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1141 <5>
    • Wixson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lexington Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lexington Memorial Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Memorial Cemetery
      • The Lexington Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Lexington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211523 <5>
    • Sanilac Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Sanilac Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanilac Cemetery
      • The Sanilac Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Port Sanilac Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964235 <5>
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #898 <5>
    • Diamond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Applegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Croswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Port Sanilac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lexington Heights is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
  • Cash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Amadore ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
  • Forester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forester is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
  • Berkshire ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
  • Watertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • McGregor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Peck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Roseburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
    • Jeddo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jeddo is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Sandusky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
    • Speaker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
    • Deckerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Lakeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
    • Richmondville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Richmondville is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
    • Blaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Blaine is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Lakeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Former name for Lakeport:
      • Milwaukee City
    • Melvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Elmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanilac County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Sanilac County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554463  (Old Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554463 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Sanilac
      • Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Croswell
      • Location given for Old Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.35     Lon: -82.5872222
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.